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AMSA National Convention Keynote Speaker Sheri Fink MD PhD
I mentioned in my last blog that I’ll be speaking at the American Medical Student Association’s Annual Convention in New Orleans on March 7 at 1pm. I also wanted to point out that a former colleague of mine Sheri Fink will be a keynote speaker at the event.
Sheri is a talented professional and all around-nice person. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for her piece on the deadly choices faced at a New Orleans hospital post-Hurricane Katrina. Sheri’s latest book “Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital” was named as a top ten book by the New York Times.
Sheri was interviewed on the Daily Show. You can watch the segment here.
Featured Guest Speaker at AMSA
This is my fifth year as an invited guest lecturer at the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) National Convention. The conference will be held in New Orleans this year, and I’ll be speaking on Friday, March 7 at 1pm on “Getting into Residency: An Insider’s Tips.” Last year I was fortunate to have a completely packed auditorium for my talk.
In years’ past, the AMSA national meeting has been the largest annual gathering of medical students in the United States. The conference is a fantastic opportunity to learn and network.
Curling up with a Good Book
Please check out my latest Varsity Tutors guest blog “A Recommended Reading List for Pre-Meds.”
Tags: pre=med, resicency, varsity tutors
Medical School Interview Questions
As my clients trudge through their medical school interviews (sometimes in the Midwest and East Coast they really trudge because of the snow), I encourage them to keep their chins up. The good news is that many medical school interview questions are the same from institution to institution.
Practice answering broad questions like “Tell me about yourself,” “Why do you think we chose to interview you?” and “Is there anything else you want me to tell the committee about you?” Once you’ve drafted answers that demonstrate your distinctiveness, half the battle will be won.
For professional help with medical school interviews, contact me.
Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School. On completing her residency at Harvard, she was asked to stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital. She was appointed to the Assistant Residency Director position for the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency where she reviewed countless applications, personal statements and resumes. Read more
Listen to Dr. Finkel’s interview on The Visible Voices podcast:
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